On Wednesday, tensions ran high at the United Nations Security Council meeting when the Russian envoy objected to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s speech and questioned his right to speak before the council members. The Russian ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, protested the council president’s decision to allow Mr. Zelensky to address the 15 council members. In response, the Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama told the Russian envoy to “stop the war” and defended the decision to let Zelensky speak. Zelensky later thanked the Albanian leader for handling Russia’s lies and hypocrisy. The meeting also saw tensions between Zelensky and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, although they did not directly confront each other.
According to The Independent, the Russian envoy attending the United Nations Security Council meeting on behalf of President Vladimir Putin was told to “stop the war” after objecting to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s speech. The Russian ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, protested the council president’s decision to allow Mr. Zelensky to speak before the 15 council members. The Albanian Prime Minister Rama responded to the Russian leader, saying, “I must say that coming from you, all this lecture of violating the rules in this building is quite an impressive shot.” He also noted the council rule allowing a non-member to speak first and added that “this is not a special operation by the Albanian presidency.”
The New York Times reported that Ukrainian President Zelensky warned world leaders that Russian aggression could expand beyond Ukraine. During his address to the United Nations General Assembly, he urged world leaders to stand with Ukraine as they defend their sovereignty, territorial integrity, and freedom. He dismissed efforts to broker a peace deal without Ukraine’s involvement, what he called “shady dealings behind the scenes.” He also accused Moscow of weaponizing food, energy, and even children with dire effects not just in his country but in far-flung corners of the world.
President Biden sought to rally the world on Tuesday to stick with Ukraine and warned against appeasing Moscow in a way that would reward its aggression and encourage the further use of force to redraw the global map. He used his annual address to the United Nations General Assembly to try to counter war fatigue both at home and abroad, even as House Republicans back in Washington hold up further military aid to Ukraine and key nations around the globe remain on the sidelines or even facilitate the Kremlin’s war.
The United States, together with its allies and partners around the world, has made it clear that it stands in solidarity with Ukraine and will not accept any attempts to undermine its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
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